A new trailer on IGN offers live action footage (of U.S. presidents, no less), gameplay, and cinematics from Splinter Cell: Blacklist. This concludes with an official release date for the next installment in the stealth/action series, saying it is due for Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 on August 20, 2013, and touting bonuses for preordering. They also have some updated box art for the game.

On the bright side, it looks like they're bringing back some of the stealth elements that the series was once known for. You can now distract enemies, hide bodies and avoid confrontation, which already makes it better than Conviction. I'm hoping they bring back the throwable objects but that's probably not going to happen.